解釋
jiě​shì HSK4

to explain

解释 解釋 jiě​shì
to explain verb
to explain; to interpret; to analyze or expound on a meaning or concept

他解释了语言如何变化。

tā jiě​shì le yǔ​yán rú​hé biàn​huà.

He explained how language changes.

解释你为什么做出决定。

jiě​shì nǐ wèi​shén​me zuò chū jué​dìng.

Explain why you made the decision.

explanation noun
an explanation or interpretation; an account of the meaning or reason for something

最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

zuì kě​néng de jiě​shì shì tā de fēi​jī wǎn diǎn le.

The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.

你的梦想有一个非常自然的解释。

nǐ de mèng​xiǎng yǒu yī​ge fēi​cháng zì​rán de jiě​shì.

Your dream has a very natural explanation.

to justify verb
to explain reasons or provide a justification for one's actions, often to clear up a misunderstanding or defend oneself

你还有时间替自己解释。

nǐ hái​yǒu shí​jiān tì zì​jǐ jiě​shì.

You still have time to explain yourself.

我不觉得有必要向她解释我的行为。

wǒ bù jué​de yǒu bì​yào xiàng tā jiě​shì wǒ​de xíng​wéi.

I don’t feel the need to explain my actions to her.

to resolve
to resolve or dispel negative feelings, doubts, or difficulties

Frequency
Movie subtitles
181.5 per million appears in 50% of films
Written text
109.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)